March 14 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies are having
unusual price changes in Sao Paulo trading. Stock symbols are in
parentheses and prices are as of 12:25 p.m. local time.
Preferred shares are usually the most-traded class of stock.

The Bovespa Index fell 0.2 percent to 68,227.03.

Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA (ELPL4 BS) added 2.4 percent
to 38.53 reais. The Brazilian unit of AES Corp. reported fourth-quarter net income of 686.7 million reais ($378.8 million), more
than double the profit of 310.8 million reais a year earlier,
according to a regulatory filing.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4 BS) increased 1.3 percent to
24.75 reais. Brazil’s state-controlled oil company will announce
on March 16 a cut in its investment plan, Veja magazine
reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
Petrobras’s press office in Rio de Janeiro didn’t immediately
comment when contacted by Bloomberg News today.

Positivo Informatica SA (POSI3 BS) jumped 5 percent to 7.51
reais. Brazil’s biggest computer maker reported fourth-quarter
net income of 45.7 million reais. That compares with an average
estimate of 28.6 million reais among four analysts surveyed by
Bloomberg.

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA (USIM5 BS) gained
1.9 percent to 12.96 reais. Brazil’s second-biggest steelmaker
may resume plans to sell units Usiminas Mecanica and Usiminas
Automotiva, O Estado de S. Paulo reported, citing an
unidentified person close to the company’s administration. An
Usiminas press official in Belo Horizonte said the company won’t
comment on the report.